Even though both sports are known for intense action and rough characters, boxing and poker aren’t usually combined. This didn’t stop Gus Hansen (known as one of the biggest full tilt poker names)and Danish poker pro Theo Jorgensen from duking it out. Both know as skilled poker players in both the online poker and live tournament circuit, did quite well as shown in the video.

Defending his WBO junior welterweight title for the first time, Maurice Hooker got up from a knockdown to stop hometown hero Alex Saucedo in round seven Friday night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla. By John J. Raspanti

WBA number 15 ranked light heavyweight ‘President’ Reagan Dessaix 16-1 (11) staked his claim as the best 175-pound fighter in Australia with a devastating one-punch second-round knockout of Steve Lovett 17-3 (13) at Seagulls Rugby League Club in Tweed Heads, New South Wales on Saturday night. By Anthony Cocks

IBF featherweight world champion Josh Warrington and former two-division world champion Carl “The Jackal” Frampton have promised to let their fists do the talking when they clash in front of an expected sold-out Manchester Arena crowd on Saturday, Dec. 22.

Family and friends of two-time New York Golden Gloves champion and rising prospect Ismael Villarreal finally get a chance to see and support their favorite fighter in a bout close to home. The 21-year-old Bronx native’s next fight takes place in Brooklyn at The Aviator. Villarreal (3-0) will face Travis Nero (1-3, 1 KO) of Norman, Oklahoma.

Josh Taylor believes victory is assured as the Scottish number two seed prepares to host undefeated American Ryan Martin in his World Boxing Super Series Super Lightweight Quarter-Final at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow on November 3.

Shakur Stevenson, the 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist, will face his steepest test as a professional when he takes on Duarn “The Storm” Vue for the vacant WBC Continental Americas featherweight title on Saturday, Oct. 13 at the CHI Health Center Omaha.

On September 28th at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, Jerwin Ancajas (30-1-1, 20 KOs) will defend his IBF World Super Flyweight Title against young Mexican challenger Alejandro Santiago Barrios (16-2-4, 7 KOs). By Max Warren

Luke ‘Action’ Jackson 16-1 (7) put up a brave stand against Belfast’s Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton at Windsor Park last weekend only to lose by TKO when his corner hurled in the towel early in the ninth frame. By Anthony Cocks

The fastest rising star under the joint banner of Krusher Promotions and Main Events plans to get some attention in Atlantic City on the undercard of the Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev vs. Eleider "Storm" Alvarez card at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s Etess Arena on Saturday, August 4.